One thing that sorta stood out to be in what I watched and what I read is that while Liljegren had a good playoffs, he wasn't really leaned on at all. That's somewhat because of the two righties ahead of him (Holl and LoVerde), but I'd like to see him try and take the next step and become a go-to guy with the Marlies before graduating on to the Leafs. There's no need to rush him next season.

Listening to Leafs Geeks' Podcast I didn't realize that he's the youngest D-Man in the league by 18 months. I mean I can see why LoVerde & Holl were leaned on heavier.

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"They say you can judge a man by the company he keeps. So here is the professor's oldest friend, a grotesque, stinking lobster." - Bender

One thing that sorta stood out to be in what I watched and what I read is that while Liljegren had a good playoffs, he wasn't really leaned on at all. That's somewhat because of the two righties ahead of him (Holl and LoVerde), but I'd like to see him try and take the next step and become a go-to guy with the Marlies before graduating on to the Leafs. There's no need to rush him next season.

Listening to Leafs Geeks' Podcast I didn't realize that he's the youngest D-Man in the league by 18 months. I mean I can see why LoVerde & Holl were leaned on heavier.

During the season, Liljegren was used as the 'safe' guy at times when paired with Rosen or Nielsen, according to Kevin Pappeti on PPP's latest podcast. He also hit a bit of a wall in the final third of the season (along with injury issues) but the regular season results were just about locked up for the Marlies by then.

Travis Dermott made the call not to dress for Game 7 because of a shoulder injury. He says it was the toughest decision of his life â€” worse than choosing the OHL over NCAA, which he agonized over for months.

We hear a lot about how tough hockey players are for playing through injuries, but honestly making this call to not play through an injury at this point in time because you know it's the best thing for the team says a lot about Dermott.

I'm very pleased he put the team ahead of his pride. It was a shoulder injury that affected his strength and therefore capability. The Marlies played for everyone in the room and in the stands and everyone who came close before but couldn't take it across the line.

From Wheeler's profile on Sparks, it's pretty clear what a great environment Dubas, Keefe, and the Marlies built. Everyone should have a friend like Calvin Pickard and be a friend like Calvin Pickard.

â€śI'll remember this forever. It wouldnâ€™t mean nearly as much without the amazing group of guys. I was gone for a lot of the year but these guys kept doing their thing. I put all my trust in their hands sitting out. I wasnâ€™t going to regret it.â€ť - Travis Dermott

So Johnsson led the playoffs with a ridiculous 24 points in 16 games, that's 1.5 points per game. You have to go all the way back to the 2008 AHL playoffs to find a leading scorer who scored more than that. That was Jason Krog, who scored 38 points in 24 games. And Krog was 31 years old when he did.